Wilmington Weekly with Matt Purkey

About Wilmington Weekly with Matt Purkey

Wilmington Weekly is a local podcast focused on Wilmington, Ohio City Council and how local government decisions actually work. Hosted by former Council President, Matt Purkey, the show provides context, explains process, and helps residents better understand what’s happening at city hall and why it matters.

Publisher

Matt Purkey

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2026

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

34 of 38 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode Thirty-Nine - Council Wrap Up (10/15/26) and Reflections

   Host Matt Purkey discusses the Wilmington City Council's October 15th meeting, covering recycling ordinances, technology discussions, and AWS presentations, offering reflections on council processes.

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   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode Thirty-Eight - Council Wrap Up (10/1/26) and Reflections

   Host Matt Purkey discusses the Wilmington City Council's recent decisions on data centers, Flock license plate readers, and technology adoption, offering reflections on council proceedings.

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   27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode Thirty-Six - Council Wrap Up (9/17/26) and Reflections

   Host Matt Purkey dissects Wilmington City Council's recent controversial votes on camping and zoning ordinances, revealing critical information gaps and patterns of delayed transparency.

Inside a recent episode

Episode Thirty-Nine - Council Wrap Up (10/15/26) and Reflections

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Under officials' reports, with the mayor out, Service Director Crow spoke about what the city would get from the AWS data center proposal. It wasn't on the agenda. He began by clearing up that the tree clearing that people have seen is the Southwind subdivision expanding and that no construction has started on the Cosler Farm site yet. On utilities, he described a 24-inch gravity sewer line from State Route 68 to State Route 730, a lift station with two force mains, a 12-inch water trunk line replacing an old 8-inch main out to the site, a new water tower near 730. He put that at about $35 million of infrastructure, turned over to the city within 10 days of completion, and passing inspection. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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